Friday, September 16, 2011

The official Google Code blog have a new post about Getting started on the Google+ API. Google+ gives users full control over their information, supporting everything from intimate conversations with family to public showcases and debates. This initial API release is focused on public data only — it lets you read information that people have shared publicly on Google+.

In order to read information from Google+, you have to apply your API Key. Visit APIs Console, you have to login your Google account to create your API key.

Click on the API project on the left and select Create...

Enter the name of your project and click Create project.

Click to enable Google+ API, you will be asked to review and accept the terms of service.

Click API Access, your API Key will be found.

Now you can copy the link with your own API key at browser to read the JSON returned from Google+.